Andrei, Florian,

Thanks for the assistance.
I installed Lenny beginning with debootstrap.
Then copied some configurations from Etch.
Then used dselect.

Andrei> What xorg packages do you have installed? (dpkg -l xorg*)

Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err:
uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Description
+++-=====================-==============-============================================
ii xorg 1:7.2-5 X.Org X Window System
un xorg-common <none> (no description available)
pn xorg-dev <none> (no description available)
ii xorg-docs 1:1.4-2 Miscellaneous documentation for
the X.Org so
un xorg-driver-synaptics <none> (no description available)
pn xorg-sgml-doctools <none> (no description available)

Florian> I would also like to know the result of
dmesg | grep input

peter@eagleedge:/$ dmesg | grep input
input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /class/input/input0
input: C-Media USB Headphone Set as /class/input/input1
input: USB HID v1.00 Device [C-Media USB Headphone Set ] on
usb-0000:00:04.2-2
drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c: v2.6:USB HID core driver

No mouse there but in Etch, the output of the
same command includes the mouse.

input: PS2++ Logitech Wheel Mouse as /class/input/input3

f> ... and the output of
ls -l /dev/input/by-id

crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 63 Aug 20 14:38 /dev/input/mice

f> ... "modprobe psmouse" ...

FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.18-4-686/modules.dep: No such
file or directory

So I failed to install a modules package?

debootstrap is the most direct way of installing the
system, yet the documentation is relegated to an
appendix of the installation manual. Also, that
documentation is rather sparse and needs some elaboration.
After all, a pointing device is essential to a
GUI and most users want a GUI.

Thanks for any further comments.

Regards, ... Peter E.


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On Mon, Aug 20, 2007 at 08:59:38AM -0700, Peter Easthope wrote:
> Andrei, Florian,
>
> Thanks for the assistance.
> I installed Lenny beginning with debootstrap.
> Then copied some configurations from Etch.
> Then used dselect.
>
> Andrei> What xorg packages do you have installed? (dpkg -l xorg*)

Oops, should have been dpkg -l *xorg*, but it seems the problem is
elsewhere.

> Florian> I would also like to know the result of
> dmesg | grep input
>
> peter@eagleedge:/$ dmesg | grep input
> input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /class/input/input0
> input: C-Media USB Headphone Set as /class/input/input1
> input: USB HID v1.00 Device [C-Media USB Headphone Set ] on
> usb-0000:00:04.2-2
> drivers/usb/input/hid-core.c: v2.6:USB HID core driver
>
> No mouse there but in Etch, the output of the
> same command includes the mouse.
>
> input: PS2++ Logitech Wheel Mouse as /class/input/input3
>
> f> ... and the output of
> ls -l /dev/input/by-id
>
> crw-rw---- 1 root root 13, 63 Aug 20 14:38 /dev/input/mice
>
> f> ... "modprobe psmouse" ...
>
> FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.18-4-686/modules.dep: No such file
> or directory
>
> So I failed to install a modules package?

No, the modules are contained in the kernel package. AFAIK this is the
file that handles the module dependencies. Did you ever restart this
machine? I mean after installing with debootstrap. If yes then try a
'dpkg-reconfigure linux-image-2.6.18-4-686' and then reboot (BTW you
should upgrade to 2.6.18-5-686).

> debootstrap is the most direct way of installing the
> system, yet the documentation is relegated to an
> appendix of the installation manual. Also, that
> documentation is rather sparse and needs some elaboration.
> After all, a pointing device is essential to a
> GUI and most users want a GUI.

Hhmm, I always thought of debootstrap to be the most "hackish" way of
installing Debian. The new installer is really great.

Regards,
Andrei
P.S. Could you please not start a new thread each time you answer. Just
use reply (and make sure it goes only to debian-user@ ...)
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Andrei,

ap> Did you ever restart this machine? I mean after
installing with debootstrap. If yes then try a 'dpkg-reconfigure
linux-image-2.6.18-4-686' and then reboot
(BTW you should upgrade to 2.6.18-5-686).

Thanks. A look in deselect elaborated the problem
immediately: no kernel package. I should have
realized that debootstrap copied a kernel but
did not install the kernel package. There was
an Ethernet driver but no mouse driver.

ap> I always thought of debootstrap to be the
most "hackish" way of installing Debian. The new
installer is really great.

Given a working system able to communicate with
a deb server and an attached target storage device,
installation on the target should be straightforward
and efficient. Works well really. The third storage
medium, CD or USB or other, isn't necessary,
provided my wits are present.

ap> Could you please not start a new thread each time you answer.
Just use reply

Topic for another message.

Thanks, Peter E,


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Andrei,

ap> Did you ever restart this machine? I mean after
installing with debootstrap. If yes then try a 'dpkg-reconfigure
linux-image-2.6.18-4-686' and then reboot
(BTW you should upgrade to 2.6.18-5-686).

Thanks. A look in deselect elaborated the problem
immediately: no kernel package. I should have
realized that debootstrap copied a kernel but
did not install the kernel package. There was
an Ethernet driver but no mouse driver.

ap> I always thought of debootstrap to be the
most "hackish" way of installing Debian. The new
installer is really great.

Given a working system able to communicate with
a deb server and an attached target storage device,
installation on the target should be straightforward
and efficient. Works well really. The third storage
medium, CD or USB or other, isn't necessary,
provided my wits are present.

ap> Could you please not start a new thread each time you answer.
Just use reply

Topic for another message.

Thanks, Peter E,


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